New BIOS for EP-9NPA+Ultra Released

[imported_meatball]

Release notes:

** Support Dual core CPU(E6).
** Added DDR433 DDR466 DDR500 Support for E vertsion CPU.
** PST table updated.
** Supported above 4G memory.
** New EPTP support.

http://www.epox.com.tw/eng/support.php?ps=335&type=1

 

[MDE]

Crap, where's a new BIOS for the 9NDA3+?

 

[MadScientist]

Depending on what memory you are using you could be forced to use the 2T Mem Timing with this bios version. Read my posts in the Epox MB thread.

Epox MB thread

 

[imported_meatball]

Originally posted by: MadScientist
Depending on what memory you are using you could be forced to use the 2T Mem Timing with this bios version. Read my posts in the Epox MB thread.

Epox MB thread

You seem to be talking about drivers in that thread? Where do you talk about the BIOS that was just released today?

 

[MadScientist]

Bottom of page 2. The newest version, 05.07.28, was actually available for download a few days before 8-1-05. I downloaded it on 7-28-05.

 

[bozack]

doesn't seem like it will add anything "good" for me thus I will pass.

 

[imported_meatball]

Originally posted by: MadScientist
Bottom of page 2. The newest version, 05.07.28, was actually available for download a few days before 8-1-05. I downloaded it on 7-28-05.

correction. bottom of page 5. I just found it.

 

[imported_ShadowFlare]

I've been using the new bios since two or three days ago and have had no problems so far. I like that it adds support for more memory speeds. Maybe I'll get some faster memory sometime. Maybe this OCZ 1 GB DDR600 dual-channel kit: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820227208 Or possibly something else by the time I get it. With the new bios version, I could select DDR500 in the bios then increase bus speed to 240 MHz, resulting in a 2.4 GHz processor with memory running at 300 MHz. Or I could set the multiplier to 8 and just barely overclock it so I could run both the processor and memory at basically normal settings.

Well, I guess I have no problems with timings like what was mentioned because I have good memory. I can use 2-2-2-5 1T timings when the memory isn't overclocked (memory is DDR400) and have it completely stable (ran memtest86 overnight, then stopped it to use the computer) and 2-3-2-10 1T timings when running at DDR466 speed (10 tRAS seemed optimal for speed, but I could go lower). At that overclocked speed I let memtest86 finish its test at least once and there were no errors.